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By: David Oguzierem*<\/p>\n
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Let us start by stating the obvious, so nobody will pretend later:<\/p>\n
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Yes, the Legislature is an independent arm of government. Yes, checks and balances are constitutional. Nobody is arguing that. That argument is tired. Park it.<\/p>\n
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But independence does not mean madness. Oversight does not mean vendetta. And impeachment is not a political machete to be swung every time boys are angry.<\/p>\n
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As things stand today, we totally and unapologetically reject this desperate attempt to impeach Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy. Rivers people are not fools. We\u2019ve seen this movie before, and we know how it ends.<\/p>\n
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What we are witnessing is not governance.<\/p>\n
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It is leftover PDP wahala, reheated and served inside another party like old banga soup.<\/p>\n
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And Rivers State is saying: we no dey chop am.<\/p>\n
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THIS IS NOT ABOUT BUDGET. IT IS ABOUT POWER<\/p>\n
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They say the impeachment threat is about the budget.<\/p>\n
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That is a lie wearing suit and tie.<\/p>\n
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Let us remind everyone\u2014slowly, clearly, and loudly\u2014so even people at the back of the gallery will hear.<\/p>\n
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During the period of emergency rule, a legitimate budget was transmitted by the President and Commander-in-Chief to the National Assembly in May 2025.<\/p>\n
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That budget was: Approved by the Senate on June 25, 2025<\/p>\n
Approved by the House of Representatives on July 22, 2025<\/p>\n
Total value: \u20a61.485 trillion<\/p>\n
Duration: One full year<\/p>\n
Valid till: August 2026<\/p>\n
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This is not beer-parlour gist.<\/p>\n
This is constitutional fact.<\/p>\n
That budget is alive. It is breathing. It is legal.<\/p>\n
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And if Governor Fubara is comfortable working with it\u2014he has every right to do so.<\/p>\n
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The constitution does not say a Governor must force himself to present a supplementary budget just to satisfy political hunger.<\/p>\n
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SIX MONTHS GRACE IS NOT A CRIME<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s educate the noise-makers small.<\/p>\n
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The constitution clearly allows a Governor to continue spending for up to six months into a new fiscal year, based on the preceding year\u2019s approved budget.<\/p>\n
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So tell us\u2014slowly\u2014<\/p>\n
where is the constitutional breach?<\/p>\n
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There is none.<\/p>\n
Zero.<\/p>\n
Zilch.<\/p>\n
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THE ASSEMBLY WENT ON RECESS\u2014SO WHO SHOULD HE PRESENT BUDGET TO? GHOSTS?<\/p>\n
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Now let\u2019s add salt to the injury.<\/p>\n
The same Assembly shouting \u201cBudget! Budget!!\u201d<\/p>\n
Went on a self-imposed recess till January 26th.<\/p>\n
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So make we ask simple question:<\/p>\n
When una carry una self go house,<\/p>\n
who Governor go present budget to?<\/p>\n
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Chairs? Tables? Air-conditioner?<\/p>\n
You cannot lock your shop, travel go village, then come back and accuse customer of not buying bread.<\/p>\n
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That is not law.<\/p>\n
That is clownery.<\/p>\n
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BUDGET PROCESS 101 \u2014 FOR THOSE WHO FAILED CIVICS<\/p>\n
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Since some people are online embarrassing themselves, let\u2019s do free education.<\/p>\n
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Budget does not start in the Assembly.<\/p>\n
It starts from:<\/p>\n
MDAs submit proposals based on government plans<\/p>\n
Ministry of Budget & Planning harmonizes it<\/p>\n
Executive Council debates and approves it<\/p>\n
Governor presents it to the Assembly<\/p>\n
Assembly debates and passes it into law.<\/p>\n
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So when people are shouting \u201cExecutive Council approval is illegal\u201d, what they are really saying is:<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe don\u2019t understand how government works.\u201d<\/p>\n
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And ignorance is not grounds for impeachment.<\/p>\n
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WHY THIS IMPEACHMENT WILL FAIL \u2014 CLEAR REASONS<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s now be very direct.<\/p>\n
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1. No Constitutional Breach<\/p>\n
Impeachment without clear constitutional violation is dead on arrival. Courts will scatter it like dry leaves in Borokiri.<\/p>\n
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2. Rivers People Are Not Angry With Fubara<\/p>\n
This Governor is not fighting Rivers people.<\/p>\n
He is fighting godfatherism, entitlement mentality, and political slavery.<\/p>\n
Grassroots know this.<\/p>\n
And when the streets are calm, impeachment becomes suicide.<\/p>\n
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3. APC Will Not Burn Its Own House<\/p>\n
No serious party destabilizes its own sitting government for ego.<\/p>\n
This is not opposition politics.<\/p>\n
This is self-destruction.<\/p>\n
APC elders know this.<\/p>\n
National leadership knows this.<\/p>\n
Only a few local firebrands pretending not to know.<\/p>\n
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4. Courts Will Embarrass Everyone Involved<\/p>\n
Every step taken so far is legally weak.<\/p>\n
Procedurally flawed.<\/p>\n
Politically suspicious.<\/p>\n
The judiciary is not blind.<\/p>\n
And this impeachment will collapse faster than a bad Ponzi scheme.<\/p>\n
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5. External Pressure Is Too Loud<\/p>\n
Everybody can see the invisible hands.<\/p>\n
Everybody can hear the remote control clicking.<\/p>\n
Once impeachment smells like outside manipulation, it loses legitimacy instantly.<\/p>\n
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Rivers State is not anyone\u2019s personal estate.<\/p>\n
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FINAL WARNING \u2014 FROM THE STREETS TO THE CHAMBERS<\/p>\n
We therefore strongly advise members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, especially APC members:<\/p>\n
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Stop allowing outsiders to use you as tools.<\/p>\n
Stop dragging the image of your party into the gutter.<\/p>\n
Stop this impeachment comedy before it turns tragic.<\/p>\n
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Let it be known\u2014clearly and without apology:<\/p>\n
This APC government in Rivers State will not be destabilized by internal sabotage or recycled grudges.<\/p>\n
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History is watching.<\/p>\n
Rivers people are watching.<\/p>\n
And 2027 is already warming up.<\/p>\n
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If you don\u2019t reason well now,<\/p>\n
the streets will remember later. Always reason before you post. Always think before you act. Rivers people no be mumu.<\/p>\n
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David E. Oguzierem<\/p>\n
(07031200894, 08133034594)<\/p>\n
(daveoguzierem@gmail.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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